Remaining free space for 32GB N5 doesn't make sense

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gil80

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Can someone please help me understand if this is a common thing?
I should have about 18GB free...

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xXghostXx313

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Download disk usage from the playstore. It will narrow down what is taking up extra space.

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Pizzalover83

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Wow, a 32gig nexus has under 27 gigs total? I know they are never exact but 5 gigs off seems to be alot.

Just checked mine and its 3.5 gigs short I have the 16gb model. Also seems to be a lot.

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aooga

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Wow, a 32gig nexus has under 27 gigs total? I know they are never exact but 5 gigs off seems to be alot.

Just checked mine and its 3.5 gigs short I have the 16gb model. Also seems to be a lot.

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It's just the Android OS combined with the lost space when formatting. It's completely normal. It's the same reason that when you buy a computer with a 128gb ssd, you usually only get 100gb.
 

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    Can someone please help me understand if this is a common thing?
    I should have about 18GB free...

    tyqeqegu.jpg


    Sent from my Nexus 5 using Tapatalk
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    Download disk usage from the playstore. It will narrow down what is taking up extra space.

    Sent from my Nexus 5 using xda app-developers app